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Relations between Russia and the US are “on the verge of breaking” after President Joe Biden called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The message was delivered in person Monday to John Sullivan, US Ambassador to Russia, the ministry said in a statement.
Sullivan was “handed a note of protest in connection with the recent unacceptable statements made [by Biden],” the ministry said.
“It is emphasized that such statements by the American President, unworthy of a statesman of such a high rank, put Russian-American relations on the verge of breaking,” the statement said.
The Kremlin added that any “hostile actions taken against Russia would receive a decisive and firm rebuff.”
Biden made the comment Wednesday after being asked by a reporter if he was willing to attach the label to the Russian president.
“Oh, I think he is a war criminal,” Biden said.
The Kremlin’s statement follows a trend of increasingly hostile rhetoric between the US and Russia as its invasion of Ukraine remains stalled.
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that any foreign-weapon deliveries to Ukraine would be considered a legitimate military target by the Kremlin.
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